Michael Powell (Massachusetts politician)
Michael Powell represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1641 and 1648.[1][2] His daughter, Sarah, married Timothy Dwight.[1][2] He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1643.[3] He was a selectman for four years, beginning in 1641.[4] He was the first tavern owner in Dedham.[5]
Powell later moved to Boston and taught, without being ordained, at Second Church, Boston prior to Increase Mather.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Goodwin 1982, p. 40.
- ^ a b c Dwight 1874, p. 103.
- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 79.
- ^ Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- ^ a b Hanson, Bob. "The Inn Thing: Taverns of Dedham" (PDF). Dedham Historical Society News-Letter (March 2005): 2–4.
Works cited[edit]
- Goodwin, Nathaniel (1982). Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0159-4. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. p. 102. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. p. 29. Retrieved November 8, 2019.